The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-12-01

IL now DONG and Its WOSk Ill tho DuSt
, will, Tam 8uro, commend it to your con,
tinued support and encouragement.
THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION.
Tho Governor reports to tho LCgiSla-
turo tho establishments of tho two Expert,
mental Stations, one of 300 acres in
Spartanburg and ono in Darlington OF
237 acres, aud says:
, "Ihis arrangement secures unity and
economy OF management, with such di-
versity in the field tests Of crops, ferti-
hzc0s, etc, as tho marked differences in
tue agricultural conditions of the two
great S ctiou# uf the State demand.
cat the 5partanburg farm tho Super
lnteDdCntS house and the bvrn arc nearly
finished, farm implements and machinery
have been purchased, and ground has
beGn prepared for au experimental
orchard, fruit garden and vineyard. Be-
tween forty and fifty experiments, test
ing numerous varieties OF small grains
and fertilizers, are already in progress.
"At the Darlington farm the Superin-
tendcnt's house wi | be finished next
month, the barn has been contracted for,
and collection OF grains and fertilizers
purchased for experimental purposes"
The Governor further calls attcuti0n
to the "tIatch bill" aud suggests the
employment of some Of the fund from
this source in porfectiDg q scheme of
agricultural experiments and invcstiga-
tions i'll the agricultural department of
the South Carolina College.
TIE PENTTENTIARY.
There are in the State Penitentiary-
78 white males, 2 white females, S76 col
orcd males and SO colorcd females. They
are distributed as follows: 70are at work
at Pringlc's phosphate works; 105 with
AIcssrs. Rice Il Coleman on railroad
work in Chester county; 81 at tho Sum
mervliIc brick yard; lO8 on shoe con-
tract, 81 on hosiery contract inside tho
prison; 3O2 arc on various farms; ard the
balance, with the exception of majority
OF the females and the sick and iuiirm
are at work in the prison or on local de-
tails.
The crops OF the institution have been
injured 10y frc8hcts, but the yield is about
500 bales of cotton and 5000 bushels OF
corn, besides peas, potatoes, forage, etc.
The Board Of Directors recommend that
the Lc3ieAuturc appropriate 100000 di-
rCctly f"r the support OF the insiitl, tion,
and that tliG c0HVict3 DC utilized ;H la
borora Oh | State furm to be procured
Tor the purpose.
; Tho law enacted at the last SESSION
cnt Of the pcuit&ntiary 70 transport al
conTIct5 to the prison from the diff, rent
counties has resulted III & great saving ui
money 10 the state, as Of the appr' iplin'
ton o. five Thousand dollars for this
purpose only about twenty huHlred
dollars have been expended during the
ten months n which tho law has been II
force.
! Ihc y J4Eu TcGommCnI an increase II
the pay OF tho officers OF tho Pcnlten5lary
THE COLUMBIA CANAL.
IhC IyNUfuOr reviews tho history U1
tao operations upon the Columbia Canal
and say: ~ would respCc fully Su tncst
tGC CaIly cunipl.trOu OF the canal b. the
}o;A'r; ~ sho"Id your honorable bodies
dCcDl = lr.&y 0Ui2Mt iH.G the develop
mclE oI tbs ,>r3JvtjT NhOnil be Assumed
OF IUN&hVg cu'tiuUud b. toe State, that
steps b. i!,uN H. tJulls'uT &c cara With
ali its r. ..Hs.. Gaucn;-r. and ..bliy:t!Dus.
under such s,,al.;lfr..d conditions und
s,ipuiYtjo!is -, >.,,i my rc,..i,i mott v,j
ya1tauca,i; f.rfhr iu!m,rsf nf +hn Stot,
tc c.,T,,n,ri., ~, ,,,,..,,., inl,ij,1oly ,,oc'
ens,i,,1 C.,fi,. .;t ,,.,,r,I,non ~ ia iI,oD-
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OwinH ~ .lIo large nllnher released on
trial, th2l- v:t5 not the usual Il>Ie1so Of
populutiou, although the whole IUsnbcI
under treatment was larger by 35. At
the end Of tuc YEAR there were present
Gi0 pati,nta, OF whom %G9 were white,
and 28U colored: and ~ were aflll absent
on plobar:ou.
Thr nunu,j rro,,rf or ,h, S,lnnrfptrndcn,
shows ii,fl 1rr :.iI.,irs ,r ybr ! SvIn,n h.1 W.
been conducted with the stricrc>l econ lmy
There Was a slight rcducIion in the lr
c0PitH cost Of maintenance, and over s., COS
have been saved OF thc apprOprialioI f0l
the year.
RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION.
On the subject vr thc Railroad Commits
sion the Governor bIjnps 10 Ibc nt,rnfirn ot
the LEGISLATURE '.thc adyisnlilitv of ri lnrm
ing thC pnwcrs Of the CommisSen 81 ns Ic
enable them 10 rcuuirc raijronds w;Ihi,
, South Carolina TO regulate their raf, 8 Cl
, freight traffic within the State SO that tht
public shall dcrivc thc greatest brnrG, NOS
sible consistent with the interests nI th(
, railroad cornorDiious Most of our roil
roads have pas,cd into 1hc hands Of n,rlir
!. living out OF ih, State. who have no intrr
oct IN n,,;Il;,,,. 49,, All r,,Io,;.,. 1900, =, ;.